phthisiotherapistn.
/ˌ(f)θɪzɪə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpɪst/, U.S. /ˈˌθɪzioʊˈθɛrəpɪst/ Medicine. Now rare.
An expert or specialist in the treatment of tuberculosis.
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searcher1597
snake-doctor1800
resuscitator1810
hydrophobist1855
narcologist1878
phthisiotherapeutist1899
phthisiotherapist1907
pulmonologist1912
chemotherapist1925
oncologist1925
allergist1928
cancerologist1935
physiatrist1946
orthotist1951
neuropharmacologist1957
1907 Med. Rec. (N.Y.) 9 Nov. 758/2 The pneumatic cabinet..although long since discarded by most phthisio-therapists, has been persistently used by a few.
1925 J. Alexander Surg. Pulmonary Tuberculosis p. vii ( (heading) ) Phthisiotherapist's introduction.
1933 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 4 Feb. 313/1 Collapse therapy is considered by the majority of expert phthisiotherapists to have created a revolution in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
1997 RusData DiaLine (Nexis) 21 Mar. A congress of phthisiotherapists has been initiated by their medical association.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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